Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Beech 99

Difficulty date
November 9, 2009
Submitted
November 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189WA
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft serial
U76
Aircraft time
29,696 hours, 44,698 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
25244405
Part serial
A74879
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
3,590 hours, 4,024 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT 1130 PBG-BUF - WHILE ON APPROACH THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND THE LT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT RECEIVED VECTORS OFF THE APPROACH AND DISCOVERED THE ENGINE COULD INCREASE POWER BUT COULD NOT REDUCE POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE LT ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSPECTED A FAULTY FUEL CONTROL UNIT. THE FCU WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT, RIGGED AND RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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